Growing fruits and vegetables for some farmers is easy compared to selling the produce through farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture (CSA) or roadside stands where earning the customers’ trust and loyalty is important.

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NCLAC, along with 102 a Bistro, will be featuring the work of regional artists Kayla Anderson and Brooklyn Bain. An opening reception will be held from 5- 7 p.m. Wednesday for the exhibition titled "Captured Transfer." Wine and appetizers will be served.

Kayla Anderson will be displaying large-scale photo transfers on forms similar to wooden pallets. Kayla is inspired by handcrafted art and elaborate storytelling. She uses these two forces of inspiration to investigate non-traditional photographic methods.

Generally, you feel better — more confident — when you’re sporting a new look. Sometimes, even the smallest changes can make a big difference in your attitude. Doesn’t your investment plan deserve the same kind of attention? After all, someday it’s going to be taking care of you. Perhaps your portfolio is overweighted in stocks. Maybe you’d like to spice up your portfolio with commodities. Whatever you have in mind, it’s always a good move to regularly review your investments and make decisions about your financial strategies.

While watching my 16-month old grandson walk around, aimlessly, in our yard, I was reminded of a passage from the fantasy novel, “The Name of the Wind.”

“When we are children, we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”

I can totally assure you there was no worry on the mind of this young explorer. Like a sawed-off Christopher Columbus or Ferdinand Magellan on choppy, wobbly legs, he was sailing across the ocean blue.

As the years pass, I have started to realize a few things. For one, you are always learning, no matter what you are doing. Sure it may be learning something simple like, “Hey, maybe I shouldn’t eat all that fast food,” or “Maybe staying up past midnight wasn’t such a good idea,” but regardless, you are learning something new every day.

Another realization came across my mind the other day when I went and covered the meeting on the study results of a possible merger of Louisiana Tech University and Louisiana State University at Shreveport, and that thought was simple — grow or disappear.